Micah 5:3 Meaning and Explanation
“Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →There will be a waiting time until the appointed birth, after which the scattered remnant of God's people will return.
What Does Micah 5:3 Mean?
A season of waiting is foretold. God will give His people up for a time, until she who is in labor brings forth her child, the promised Ruler of the previous verse. The travail of the nation has an appointed end tied to a coming birth.
Then the remnant of his brethren will return, gathered home to the people of Israel. The pattern is again one of labor leading to new life. The long ache of waiting is not abandonment; it is the pregnancy before a promised birth, and when the appointed One comes, the scattered are drawn back together under Him.
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What does Micah 5:3 mean?
There will be a waiting time until the appointed birth, after which the scattered remnant of God's people will return.